Science Under the Stars: Dark Skies, Bright Lights

Join us in the Planetarium Sunday, Nov. 15 for a free talk with guest speaker David Ackerman of Dark Skies Hopewell entitled "Dark Skies, Bright Lights: How light pollution affects our world." Life began on Earth synchronized by astral rhythms of the Sun, Moon and stars. Then came artificial light. Over the last century or so, humans have learned to turn night to day, producing cities that never sleep. With this advance, viewing the Milky Way over Mercer County has become a thing of the past. The collision of light pollution with our reliable day-night cycle has produced subtle and disturbing consequences. We’ll talk about the physics of light pollution, its effects on us living things and ways to remediate its effects, starting locally. This is a free event but please reserve a seat by registering for tickets on this site.